Thursday, 26 January 2012

Monsieur Moth - update

Thank you for all  your wonderful comments and suggestions on how to fix a 'hangy' thing to turn my moth into a pendant.

I didn't drill it - too scary.

But whilst searching for some charms to create moulds out of  (the shop only had teeny weeny ones)  I did spot a teen weeny charm that I thought would be ideal for a fixing - so here it is!

The light is not doing the back any favours - as it's showing a close up of every little thing.  When making something as complicated as this - and with several 'firings' you just can't get the back totally smooth - there are too many elements - and even if it looks smooth when you bake it - it never stays that way.  The solution is to sandpaper it - but as this was fragile and with so many curves, I have just left it.

I might give it another coat of paint at the back - but realistically no one will see the back!

5 comments:

  1. A brilliant solution Lottie!

    Where there's a will....

    Sandie xx

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  2. You are right, no-one will see the back and it makes it all the better for glueing the charm to as it will hold better. Brilliant idea. xx

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  3. Lottie, i have had a scroll back to see him in all his glory, he is magnificent!!! I'm loving your polymer work, i'm just starting to play with it again too :D
    Julie xx

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I really appreciate your comments and critiques - thank you so much for taking the time to do so.